Siddhartha Talukdar

My randomized groups observing all rules
 
Group A -       Europe Path B
Group B -      
Group C -       IC 2
Group D -       Europe Path A
Group E -     . IC 1
Group F -   . . 
Group G -   . .
Group H -        
Group I -    .  .  
Group J - . .   Europe Path D
Group K - .   . Europe Path C
Group L - . .     
 
 
 
 

My randomized groups observing all rules
 
Group A -       Europe Path B
Group B -      
Group C -       IC 2
Group D -       Europe Path A
Group E -     . IC 1
Group F -   . . 
Group G -   . .
Group H -        
Group I -    .  .  
Group J - . .   Europe Path D
Group K - .   . Europe Path C
Group L - . .     
 
 
 
 

Are we playing Cricket 10 times!!

Didn't you see the updated program? We now have:
 
Test Cricket
One Day International Cricket
Twenty20 Cricket
100-ball Cricket
T10 Cricket
 
They tried to implement a "six runs derby", but it didn't go through
 
 

FIH Hockey World Cup is simulation event but the tournament is generally held once in 4 years with the next scheduled in 2026 and the previous one was held in 2023.
Otherwise there were no relavant tournaments in 2025
You can go with rankings as they are a decent indicator of top teams
Rankings - link
 
 
In Cricket, there are three main formats played internationally - Test, 50 over One-Day Internationals (ODI), Twenty 20 or T20. The Olympics shall be played in T20 format which also the most widespread, short and thrilling format.
T20 World Cup is relevant simulation event which happens every 2 years. The previous one occurred in 2024 and the next one is in 2026.
Again rankings are a decent indicator
Rankings - men  women
 

Detailed breakup 
Archery - 8: Men's + Women's team in recurve and 2 in mixed team compound
Athletics - 25 ish: Average contingent size has been 25-30 in the past
Badminton - 8: One quota each in all the five events. Second quota in MS and WS depends on which of the current juniors step up
Boxing - 6: Average figure
Cricket - 30: Both men's and women's team should qualify
Equestrian - 1: Someone in dressage or eventing. Team also possible
Field Hockey - 30: Both men's and women's team should qualify
Golf - 4
Judo - 1
Rowing - 1
Sailing - 2
Shooting - 22: Very good depth in rifle and pistol. 2 quota in shotgun could happen too
Squash - 2: One male and one female
Swimming - 2
Table Tennis - 4: Not aware how many doubles can qualify from one NOC. Conservative figure of two singles players qualifying each per gender
Tennis - 2: Men's Doubles possible
Weightlifting - 1
Wrestling - 7: Even with federation issues we somehow qualify a decent number
 
Total: 156
 
Optimistic qualifiers
Fencing - 1: Bhavani Devi or Taniksha Khatri
Equestrian - 3: Team qualification realistic
Track Cycling - 1: Lets see how crop of Ronaldo and Beckham progress
 
 

Detailed breakup 
Archery - 8: Men's + Women's team in recurve and 2 in mixed team compound
Athletics - 25 ish: Average contingent size has been 25-30 in the past
Badminton - 8: One quota each in all the five events. Second quota in MS and WS depends on which of the current juniors step up
Boxing - 6: Average figure
Cricket - 30: Both men's and women's team should qualify
Equestrian - 1: Someone in dressage or eventing. Team also possible
Field Hockey - 30: Both men's and women's team should qualify
Golf - 4
Judo - 1
Rowing - 1
Sailing - 2
Shooting - 22: Very good depth in rifle and pistol. 2 quota in shotgun could happen too
Squash - 2: One male and one female
Swimming - 2
Table Tennis - 4: Not aware how many doubles can qualify from one NOC. Conservative figure of two singles players qualifying each per gender
Tennis - 2: Men's Doubles possible
Weightlifting - 1
Wrestling - 7: Even with federation issues we somehow qualify a decent number
 
Total: 156
 
Optimistic qualifiers
Fencing - 1: Bhavani Devi or Taniksha Khatri
Equestrian - 3: Team qualification realistic
Track Cycling - 1: Lets see how crop of Ronaldo and Beckham progress
 
 

Detailed breakup 
Archery - 8: Men's + Women's team in recurve and 2 in mixed team compound
Athletics - 25 ish: Average contingent size has been 25-30 in the past
Badminton - 8: One quota each in all the five events. Second quota in MS and WS depends on which of the current juniors step up
Boxing - 6: Average figure
Cricket - 30: Both men's and women's team should qualify
Equestrian - 1: Someone in dressage or eventing. Team also possible
Field Hockey - 30: Both men's and women's team should qualify
Golf - 4
Judo - 1
Rowing - 1
Sailing - 2
Shooting - 22: Very good depth in rifle and pistol. 2 quota in shotgun could happen too
Squash - 2: One male and one female
Swimming - 2
Table Tennis - 4: Not aware how many doubles can qualify from one NOC. Conservative figure of two singles players qualifying each per gender
Tennis - 2: Men's Doubles possible
Weightlifting - 1
Wrestling - 7: Even with federation issues we somehow qualify a decent number
 
Total: 156
 
Optimistic qualifiers
Fencing - 1: Bhavani Devi or Taniksha Khatri
Equestrian - 3: Team qualification realistic
Track Cycling - 1: Lets see how crop of Ronaldo and Beckham progress
 
 

So Italy innings is over and they scored 134. So Netherlands have to win to qualify after Jersey's win earlier in the day
Italy current NRR: 1.722
Jersey current NRR: 0.306
 
If Netherlands score 135 runs in 84 balls or 14 overs then Italy NRR shall be 0.296 and if Netherlands score in 85 balls or 14.1 overs so Italy NRR shall be 0.319. 
So restricting after 85 balls is the magical target for Italy

Hi  @Griff88, @JoshMartini007, @mpjmcevoy, @vinipereira, @Vic Liu, @Cinnamon Bun, @hckošice, @rybak, @Josh, @avlar, @heywoodu, @rybak@MHSN@Epic Failure, @phelps, @ChandlerMne @Grassmarket, @De_Gambassi, @Olympian1010, @konig, @Monzanator , @dodge, @PHI2019, @Fer GUA Attached is points table based on Top 6 performance in each event where 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd gets 7 pts, 3rd gets 5, 4th gets 3, 5th gets 2,6th gets 1. To measure nations' performance few terms have been introduced
'Quota' is number of participants per country in each event. Qualified but non-participation is not included in Quota. 'Top 6' is the number of events a country finished in Top 6. Conversion = Top 6 / Quota which implies Contingent quality. 'Normalized Points' = Points / (Number of events in that sport). For example, if a country wins just 1 Gold in Archery, they will get 10 points but 10 points/ 9 events = 1.11 Normalized Points. This metric will be high for countries who earn points in multiple sports. Sport' can be defined as set of events governed by same federation  
Salient Observations
1) The nations' rank for points is closely related to rank of total medals won
2) Top spot for  is deserved as they have the highest participation, almost 70% conversion and dominate many sports like Athletics, Swimming and Table Tennis
3)  finished 9th despite limited participation
4) Best ever successful edition for  as finished 21st in medal table and accumulated medals and points in Fencing, Table Tennis and Athletics
 
Please put in your comments and feedback. There might be data errors due to primary data errors, misinterpretation, or less information on a sport
ParaOlympics_2024.xlsx

Hi, @Prashanth, @Prakash, @Roamingrover86, @Fly_like_a_don, @nitinsanker, @tirtha22, @sounak , @Indian Sports fan 
We had a successful Paralympics where we finished in top 20 in either Olympics or Paralympics ever. So I have compiled points table based on Top 6 performance in each event where 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd gets 7 pts, 3rd gets 5, 4th gets 3, 5th gets 2,6th gets 1, .
There is also number of participants per country in each event listed which is named 'Quota'. Qualified but non-participation is not included in Quota.
'Top 6' is the number of events a country finished in Top 6. Thus Conversion = Top 6 / Quota which implies Contingent quality.
I have also introduced a term called 'Normalized Points' which is Points / (Number of events in that sport). For example, if a country wins just 1 Gold in Archery, they will get 10 points but 10 points/ 9 events = 1.11 Normalized Points. This metric will be high for countries who earn points in multiple sports.
'Sport' can be defined as set of events governed by same federation

Salient Observations for India
1) India is 22h ranked in quotas earned and 17th in Points and 20th in Normalized Points which means its a par performance by the contingent
3) In Asia, India is  5th in terms of points (  ,  ,  ,  )

Please give your opinions and feedback on this
ParaOlympics_2024.xlsx

Ah! answering a pointed question with a useless rhetoric. Just the trait of your kind

Before pouting nonsense on Netanyahu, please answer how many Palestinians have been taken by the Arab nations and Turkey so far. Can you elaborate on Black September as well

They claim the other side to be fascist and dictatorial but themselves aren't willing to accept the popular mandate. 

They claim the other side to be fascist and dictatorial but themselves aren't willing to accept the popular mandate. 

It was never a priority to stop the war but to prolong it to offload the old weapons systems and keep Russia occupied in a conflict. But the West's strategy backfired as it pushed Russia to friendship with China. Many don't realize as Russia and China are actually adversaries even when they shared a common ideology during the Soviet era

It was never a priority to stop the war but to prolong it to offload the old weapons systems and keep Russia occupied in a conflict. But the West's strategy backfired as it pushed Russia to friendship with China. Many don't realize as Russia and China are actually adversaries even when they shared a common ideology during the Soviet era

Hi, @Prashanth, @Prakash, @Roamingrover86, @Fly_like_a_don, @nitinsanker, @tirtha22, @sounak , @Indian Sports fan 
We had a successful Paralympics where we finished in top 20 in either Olympics or Paralympics ever. So I have compiled points table based on Top 6 performance in each event where 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd gets 7 pts, 3rd gets 5, 4th gets 3, 5th gets 2,6th gets 1, .
There is also number of participants per country in each event listed which is named 'Quota'. Qualified but non-participation is not included in Quota.
'Top 6' is the number of events a country finished in Top 6. Thus Conversion = Top 6 / Quota which implies Contingent quality.
I have also introduced a term called 'Normalized Points' which is Points / (Number of events in that sport). For example, if a country wins just 1 Gold in Archery, they will get 10 points but 10 points/ 9 events = 1.11 Normalized Points. This metric will be high for countries who earn points in multiple sports.
'Sport' can be defined as set of events governed by same federation

Salient Observations for India
1) India is 22h ranked in quotas earned and 17th in Points and 20th in Normalized Points which means its a par performance by the contingent
3) In Asia, India is  5th in terms of points (  ,  ,  ,  )

Please give your opinions and feedback on this
ParaOlympics_2024.xlsx

Hi  @Griff88, @JoshMartini007, @mpjmcevoy, @vinipereira, @Vic Liu, @Cinnamon Bun, @hckošice, @rybak, @Josh, @avlar, @heywoodu, @rybak@MHSN@Epic Failure, @phelps, @ChandlerMne @Grassmarket, @De_Gambassi, @Olympian1010, @konig, @Monzanator , @dodge, @PHI2019, @Fer GUA Attached is points table based on Top 6 performance in each event where 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd gets 7 pts, 3rd gets 5, 4th gets 3, 5th gets 2,6th gets 1. To measure nations' performance few terms have been introduced
'Quota' is number of participants per country in each event. Qualified but non-participation is not included in Quota. 'Top 6' is the number of events a country finished in Top 6. Conversion = Top 6 / Quota which implies Contingent quality. 'Normalized Points' = Points / (Number of events in that sport). For example, if a country wins just 1 Gold in Archery, they will get 10 points but 10 points/ 9 events = 1.11 Normalized Points. This metric will be high for countries who earn points in multiple sports. Sport' can be defined as set of events governed by same federation  
Salient Observations
1) The nations' rank for points is closely related to rank of total medals won
2) Top spot for  is deserved as they have the highest participation, almost 70% conversion and dominate many sports like Athletics, Swimming and Table Tennis
3)  finished 9th despite limited participation
4) Best ever successful edition for  as finished 21st in medal table and accumulated medals and points in Fencing, Table Tennis and Athletics
 
Please put in your comments and feedback. There might be data errors due to primary data errors, misinterpretation, or less information on a sport
ParaOlympics_2024.xlsx

Hi  @Griff88, @JoshMartini007, @mpjmcevoy, @vinipereira, @Vic Liu, @Cinnamon Bun, @hckošice, @rybak, @Josh, @avlar, @heywoodu, @rybak@MHSN@Epic Failure, @phelps, @ChandlerMne @Grassmarket, @De_Gambassi, @Olympian1010, @konig, @Monzanator , @dodge, @PHI2019, @Fer GUA Attached is points table based on Top 6 performance in each event where 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd gets 7 pts, 3rd gets 5, 4th gets 3, 5th gets 2,6th gets 1. To measure nations' performance few terms have been introduced
'Quota' is number of participants per country in each event. Qualified but non-participation is not included in Quota. 'Top 6' is the number of events a country finished in Top 6. Conversion = Top 6 / Quota which implies Contingent quality. 'Normalized Points' = Points / (Number of events in that sport). For example, if a country wins just 1 Gold in Archery, they will get 10 points but 10 points/ 9 events = 1.11 Normalized Points. This metric will be high for countries who earn points in multiple sports. Sport' can be defined as set of events governed by same federation  
Salient Observations
1) The nations' rank for points is closely related to rank of total medals won
2) Top spot for  is deserved as they have the highest participation, almost 70% conversion and dominate many sports like Athletics, Swimming and Table Tennis
3)  finished 9th despite limited participation
4) Best ever successful edition for  as finished 21st in medal table and accumulated medals and points in Fencing, Table Tennis and Athletics
 
Please put in your comments and feedback. There might be data errors due to primary data errors, misinterpretation, or less information on a sport
ParaOlympics_2024.xlsx

Hi  @Griff88, @JoshMartini007, @mpjmcevoy, @vinipereira, @Vic Liu, @Cinnamon Bun, @hckošice, @rybak, @Josh, @avlar, @heywoodu, @rybak@MHSN@Epic Failure, @phelps, @ChandlerMne @Grassmarket, @De_Gambassi, @Olympian1010, @konig, @Monzanator , @dodge, @PHI2019, @Fer GUA Attached is points table based on Top 6 performance in each event where 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd gets 7 pts, 3rd gets 5, 4th gets 3, 5th gets 2,6th gets 1. To measure nations' performance few terms have been introduced
'Quota' is number of participants per country in each event. Qualified but non-participation is not included in Quota. 'Top 6' is the number of events a country finished in Top 6. Conversion = Top 6 / Quota which implies Contingent quality. 'Normalized Points' = Points / (Number of events in that sport). For example, if a country wins just 1 Gold in Archery, they will get 10 points but 10 points/ 9 events = 1.11 Normalized Points. This metric will be high for countries who earn points in multiple sports. Sport' can be defined as set of events governed by same federation  
Salient Observations
1) The nations' rank for points is closely related to rank of total medals won
2) Top spot for  is deserved as they have the highest participation, almost 70% conversion and dominate many sports like Athletics, Swimming and Table Tennis
3)  finished 9th despite limited participation
4) Best ever successful edition for  as finished 21st in medal table and accumulated medals and points in Fencing, Table Tennis and Athletics
 
Please put in your comments and feedback. There might be data errors due to primary data errors, misinterpretation, or less information on a sport
ParaOlympics_2024.xlsx

Hi  @Griff88, @JoshMartini007, @mpjmcevoy, @vinipereira, @Vic Liu, @Cinnamon Bun, @hckošice, @rybak, @Josh, @avlar, @heywoodu, @rybak@MHSN@Epic Failure, @phelps, @ChandlerMne @Grassmarket, @De_Gambassi, @Olympian1010, @konig, @Monzanator , @dodge, @PHI2019, @Fer GUA Attached is points table based on Top 6 performance in each event where 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd gets 7 pts, 3rd gets 5, 4th gets 3, 5th gets 2,6th gets 1. To measure nations' performance few terms have been introduced
'Quota' is number of participants per country in each event. Qualified but non-participation is not included in Quota. 'Top 6' is the number of events a country finished in Top 6. Conversion = Top 6 / Quota which implies Contingent quality. 'Normalized Points' = Points / (Number of events in that sport). For example, if a country wins just 1 Gold in Archery, they will get 10 points but 10 points/ 9 events = 1.11 Normalized Points. This metric will be high for countries who earn points in multiple sports. Sport' can be defined as set of events governed by same federation  
Salient Observations
1) The nations' rank for points is closely related to rank of total medals won
2) Top spot for  is deserved as they have the highest participation, almost 70% conversion and dominate many sports like Athletics, Swimming and Table Tennis
3)  finished 9th despite limited participation
4) Best ever successful edition for  as finished 21st in medal table and accumulated medals and points in Fencing, Table Tennis and Athletics
 
Please put in your comments and feedback. There might be data errors due to primary data errors, misinterpretation, or less information on a sport
ParaOlympics_2024.xlsx

's first medals as Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal win gold and bronze respectively in Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1

Hi @Prashanth, @Prakash, @Roamingrover86, @Fly_like_a_don, @nitinsanker, @tirtha22, @sounak , @Indian Sports fan I have compiled points table based on Top 8 performance in each event where 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd gets 7 pts, 3rd gets 5, 4th gets 2.5, 5th gets 2,6th gets 1.5, 7th gets 1 and 8th gets 0.5 pts.
There is also number of participants per country in each event listed which is named 'Quota'. Qualified but non-participation is not included in Quota. 'Top 8' is the number of events a country finished in Top 8. Thus Conversion = Top 8 / Quota which implies Contingent quality.
I have also introduced a term called 'Normalized Points' which is Points / (Number of events in that sport). For example, if a country wins just 1 Gold in Archery, they will get 10 points but 10 points/ 5 events = 2 Normalized Points. This metric will be high for countries who earn points in multiple sports.
I have divided Aquatics events as 'Swimming', 'Water Polo' and 'Diving' otherwise 'Sport' can be defined as set of events governed by same federation

Salient Observations for India
1) India is 26th ranked in quotas earned and but 30th in Points and 28th in Normalized Points which means its a par performance by the contingent
2) We are 5th best nation in Shooting
3) In Asia, India is 4th in terms of quotas behind ( , , ) and 6th in terms of points (  ,  , ,  ,  )

Please give your opinions and feedback on this
Olympics_2024.xlsx

Hi @Gianlu33, @Griff88, @JoshMartini007, @mpjmcevoy, @vinipereira, @Vic Liu, @Cinnamon Bun, @hckošice, @rybak, @Josh, @avlar, @heywoodu, @Epic Failure, @phelps, @ChandlerMne @Grassmarket, @De_Gambassi, @Olympian1010, @konig, @Monzanator , @dodge, @PHI2019, @Fer GUA Attached is points table based on Top 8 performance in each event where 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd gets 7 pts, 3rd gets 5, 4th gets 2.5, 5th gets 2,6th gets 1.5, 7th gets 1 and 8th gets 0.5 pts. To measure nations' performance few terms have been introduced
'Quota' is number of participants per country in each event. Qualified but non-participation is not included in Quota.
'Top 8' is the number of events a country finished in Top 8.
Conversion = Top 8 / Quota which implies Contingent quality.
'Normalized Points' = Points / (Number of events in that sport). For example, if a country wins just 1 Gold in Archery, they will get 10 points but 10 points/ 5 events = 2 Normalized Points. This metric will be high for countries who earn points in multiple sports.
Aquatics events  has been divided into sports like 'Artistic Swimming', 'Swimming', 'Water Polo' and 'Diving' otherwise 'Sport' can be defined as set of events governed by same federation
 
Salient Observations
1) The nations' rank for points is closely related to rank of total medals won
2)  is ahead of  in points table by a fair distance but very close in Normalized Points as  dominates multiple sports like Diving, Table Tennis, Badminton
3) Countries like  ,  ,  , are ranked high in points table but low in Normalized Points as they won medals in very few sports
4) Despite winning no medals,countries like  ,  ,  have earned decent points
 
Please put in your comments and feedback. There might be data errors due to primary data errors, misinterpretation, or less information on a sport

 
Olympics_2024.xlsx